Writers' Community!
Home Page Two Columnists Q&A Submit an Article FAQs Contact Author Login
Article Submission
We Need YOUR Articles!
We'll Promote Them for FREE!

Author Login

New Authors
Register Here


Now Serving 8,195 Authors
71,946 Quality Articles
& 3,091 Current Users Online!
Featured Authors
Michael Ramzy (821)
Edward Rhymes (9,204)
Julian Price (12,254)
Dianne Lehmann (5,838)
Fran Larson (20,012)
Gregory Lewis (1,456)
Ira Coffin (13,580)
Joel Hendon (18,567)
Sandra E. Graham (9,984)
Shari Vaudo (1,123)
Linda DeWitt (2,026)
Brianna Popsickle (2,389)
Teresa Ortiz (11,014)
Stephany Springer (41,216)

View All Featured Authors
Most Recent
Basketball in Austin: All you need to know about the Austin Toros

A Must-Read For People Starting Vertical Jump Training

How to increase your Vertical: 5 Simple Drills

Allen Iverson Tattoos Allow Him The Inspiration That He Needs To Play His Heart Out

How Large Is Shaquille O'Neal's Shoe Size?

How To Increase Your Vertical Above And Beyond By Feet, Not Inches

Exercises To Increase Vertical Leap Have We Got It All Wrong?

Offensive Strategy For the 3 Point Shot

Profile of a Successful Assistant Basketball Coach - Supporting the Program & Maintaining Vision

Coaching Youth Basketball - The Forrest Gump Tutorial

Home » Categories » Sports » Basketball » Ways To Jump Higher For Basketball That Work » Printer Friendly

Ways To Jump Higher For Basketball That Work

Rated 2.5 out of 5
No Reader Ratings Available ?
Rate It  /  View Comments  /  View All Articles submitted by John Thompson
Submitted Friday, March 21, 2008
John Thompson (115)
http://www.howtojumphigherfast.com
Log in to become a member of John Thompson's Fan Club!


So have you want to know some ways to jump higher for basketball? If so you are reading the right article because im about to give you a few easy exercises that you will have you leaping to the moon in no time. Ok so maybe not the moon, but enough to easily slam dunk. Does this sound good enough for you? Well there are some other exercises in my bio box that can make you easily double your vertical jump, but thats for later. For now lets get this started.

First you need to know not to over train yourself and go too fast. This will only lead to an injury soon or in the future. The muscles that are really involved in jumping higher are your calfs and Quad muscles plus a few other small ones. I am going to give you a simple little exercise that has helped alot of people jump higher. There are many ways to jump higher for basketball but this is actually one of the best.

First thing you need to do is get in a position where you are standing on your tip toes. Stand on your tip toes and walk around like that 15-30 minutes. After doing this you will need to walk on your tip toes backwards for 5-8 mins. I know this may sound like alot of time for you to be on your tip toes, but this strengthens your calf muscles in a slow manner. If you notice any great pain while doing this at first simply lay off for a few minutes and try again. So know that you see one of the best ways to jump higher for basketball you should it it to use and learn more!

John is a self proclaimed Vertical Jump Expert. You can see more vertical jump exercises and get a step by step guide that will easily double your vertical jump at his site and see how to jump higher at http://www.howtojumphigherfast.com



tweet this!



Reprint Rights

Log in to become a member of John Thompson's Fan Club!

Comments on this article: (2 total)


» left by Anonymous (1 year 208 days ago.)
this exersise is effective but takes ages it better do just do basic exercises
Respond to this comment

» left by Anonymous (1 year 190 days ago.)
Reader Rating: 5 out of 5
bagels taste mint
Respond to this comment

Was this article helpful to you? Leave a Public Comment or Question:

This Article has been viewed 1,200 times.
Article added to SearchWarp.com on 3/21/2008 12:32:19 PM.
View other articles written by John Thompson (115)


If you found this article interesting, you may want to check out:

Disclaimer:  All information on this site is provided for informational purposes only! By no means is any information presented herein intended to substitute for the advice provided to you by any health care or other professional or organization.


Today's Most Popular
Allen Iverson Dunk or Simple Vertical Leap Exercises to Dunk like AI

The Vince Carter Dunk Secrets or How to Dunk Like Air Canada

Learn How to Dunk or 10 Ways to Improve Your Vertical Jump

Dr Jim Bring Back the Peach Basket

Basketball Strength Training Program Tips - Become An Explosive Player Today!

Developing the Point Guard Mentality - 8 Characteristics of Great Point Guards

Low Post Basketball Tips - Shooting On and Defending a Bigger Player

Basketball Lay-Up Drills & Technique

How to Jump Higher to Dunk a Basketball

Basketball Shooting: 10 Valuable Tips To Becoming A Better Shooter!

Viewed from Cache. Load Time: 0.016.

Home  |  Page Two  |  FAQ's  |  Contact  |  Terms of Service  |  Article Submission Guidelines  |  Questions & Answers  |  Privacy  |  Mission / About
Copyright © 1999-2009 SearchWarp.com, All Rights Reserved - SearchWarp.com is an IcoLogic, Inc. Company